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All Phrasal Verbs Questions(1–43 of 43)

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Q1mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
I was taken _________ by the server's rude comment about my hair.
Q2mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
20% accuracy
In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
He woke on, rising(A)/to a sitting position(B)/and rubbed his eyes briskly. (C)/No error(D)
Q3mediummcqEnglish LanguageStaff Selection Commission2026
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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
My worries were increasing. The boy at the shop was becoming more clamorous. My sales were poor, as the railways (1) ______ more peddlers on the platforms. My cash receipts were going down and my credit sales alone (2) ______. The wholesale merchants who supplied me with goods stopped credit to me. The boy's method of account-keeping was so chaotic that I did not know whether I was moving forward or backward. He produced cash from the counter in a haphazard manner, and there (3) ______ on the shelves all over the shop. The boy was probably pocketing money and eating off the stuff. With my credit at the wholesalers' gone, the public complained that nothing one wanted was ever available. Suddenly, the railways gave me notice to quit. I (4) ______ the old stationmaster and porter, but they could do nothing; the order had come from (5) ______. The shop was given to a new contractor.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Q4mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
33% accuracy
Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
It was so hot during the concert that some spectators passed (out).
Q5mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
You should never look(A)/down to a man merely(B)/ because he is poor.(C)/No error(D)
Q6mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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Directions: "Call up" means:
Q7mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate Phrasal verb:
The girl ________ her mother.
Q8mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct Phrasal Verb:
The teacher will _______ a new chapter tomorrow.
Q9mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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There was a _____ on the midnight train. (Insert correct phrasal verb)
Q10mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.The exhausted travellers seemed relieved when the train finally (came into) the station.
Q11mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. ______ the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the government had purchased assets of struggling banks with a view ______ ensuring that they did not collapse taking ______ them the rest of the financial system. These assets ______ later at a profit by the government! The U.S. government had acted smartly, while in the Indian case the banks now find themselves ______ with loans made by them to an individual with negative net worth. Fill in the blank: These assets __________________ later at a profit by the government!
Q12mediummcqEnglish LanguageStaff Selection Commission2026
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Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
The tin-roofed house gave up during the terrible storm.
Q13mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam2026
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Insert correct phrasal verb:
In a moment of hurry, the files have been _______ by Hamilton.
Q14mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There were two (1)________buddies who went through school and college and even joined the army together. War (2)________and they were (3)________in the same unit. One night they were ambushed. Bullets were flying (4)________and out of the darkness came a voice, “Harry, please come and help me”. Harry (5)________recognised that voice of his childhood buddy

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 2.
Q15mediummcqVerbal AbilityIndian Competitive Exam Prep2026
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Supply the missing word in the sentence by choosing the right one from the following options.
There is a book shop close ________.
Q16mediummcqEnglish LanguageStaff Selection Commission2026
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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
I have sign over(A)/the cheque, you can(B)/collect it tomorrow. (C)/No error(D)
Q17mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam Practice2026
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct word given below:
He wanted to _____ out.
Q18mediummcqVerbal AbilityIndian Competitive Exam Prep2026
Instead of using the word 'tolerance', we can use the phrasal verb:
Q19mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exams2026
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct Phrasal Verb:
The teacher will _______ a new chapter tomorrow.
Q20mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam2026
Direction: Fill in the blank with the right option.
He cannot cope _______ this pressure.
Q21mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam2026
Fill in with the right phrasal verb.
The detective suddenly ______ a useful clue.
Q22mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam2026
Direction: Use the right preposition.
He deals __________ cosmetic goods.
Q23mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam2026
Direction: Fill in with the right phrasal verb.
Never ________ upon the marginalized.
Q24mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam Practice2026
Direction: Fill in the blank with the right option.
He cannot cope _______this pressure.
Q25mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
Directions: There was no ______ in the rain. (Insert correct phrasal verb)
Q26mediummcqEnglishSSC Staff Selection Commission2026
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
There is a fantastic body of evidence which indicates that (1) ________ brings down the stress chemical and it enhances (2) ________ happiness chemical. The videos of medicos (3) ________ in hospital corridors have helped us (4) ________ in these gloomy times. Indeed optimism and (5) ________ are the need of the hour.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
Q27mediummcqEnglish LanguageStaff Selection Commission2026
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
(1) Ganga was (2) out shopping at the mall (3) and ran over (4) her schoolmate.
Q28mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam2026
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
20 years ago, due to a terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York, the US started a war with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Recently, the US soldiers (1) __________ to leave Afghanistan, and the Taliban quickly took (2) __________ of nearly all the country. The Afghan president ran (3) __________ from the country, and only a few hours later, the Taliban took control of (4) __________ presidential palace.
Thousands of Afghans wanted to leave the country, (5) __________ caused chaos at the international airport in Kabul. Foreign diplomats left the country because it was not safe for them anymore.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 3.
Q29mediummcqEnglish LanguageGeneral English Practice Test2026
Select the option that can substitute the bracketed word segment correctly and complete the following sentence meaningfully.
You all need to (get into) the books prescribed in your syllabus.
Q30mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC Specialist2026
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
He has comeout ona brilliant idea of taking us to Jodhpur for the weekend.
Q31mediummcqEnglish LanguageMock Exam2026
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The rebels laid up their arms.
Q32mediummcqEnglishUPTET Paper 2 (Social Science)2026
Identify the correct sentence among the following:
Q33easymcqEnglishUPTET Paper 2 (Social Science)2026
Identify the phrasal verb in the following sentence:
"Thieves broke into the bank in the middle of the night."
A) broke into
B) into the bank
C) Thieves broke
D) middle of the night
Q34mediummcqEnglish - IIUPTET Paper 2 (Social Science)2026
Directions: Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate word:
Priya is not _______ for this kind of a job.
Q35mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
You must not(A)/look down into(B)/parents' advice.(C)/No error(D)
Q36mediummcqEnglish LanguageStaff Selection Commission2026
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I used to eat into / in the evening / when my parents / were on night shifts.
Q37mediummcqEnglish LanguageCompetitive Exam2026
In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The fire in the (1)/ chemistry lab was (2)/ difficult to put off. (3)/ No error (4)
Q38mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.The airplane took(A)/ of as soon as I(B)/arrived at the airport.(C)/No error(D)
Q39mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. ________ the many existing cyber warfare scenarios, not excluding a coordinated cyber attack that ________ sabotage multiple infrastructure assets, erecting proper defences is ________. Anonymity and low cost have meant that __________ small disaffected groups — apart from hostile states and official agencies — could ________ to cyber techniques. For blank 100: "hostile states and official agencies — could ________ to cyber techniques."
Q40mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
Comprehension: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.The news has always ____________ predicated on informing the consumer. It speaks of — apart from the day’s most ____________ upheavals — the best and the worst that _____________ has managed to accomplish each day. This includes the medal-winners, the laureates, the record-breakers, the deal-makers _________ the criminals, the villains, the corrupt. The news regales us ________ the highlights, a reel of the most provoking ones that made it into a window of a half-an-hour.The news regales us _______ the highlights
Q41mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The workers are bent (on) getting a full months pay as bonus.
Q42mediummcqEnglish LanguageSSC CGL2026
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The scenario ________ dramatically today. We have the ________ of powerful Internet monopolies that are much bigger ________ the telcos. Not surprisingly, these companies now see the ________ of monopoly. They would like to combine with telcos to create monopolies for their platforms, ensuring that they control the future of the Internet and freeze their competition ________.

platforms, ensuring that they control the future of the Internet and freeze their competition ________.
Q43mediummcqEnglishUPTET Paper 2 (Maths & Science)2018
Identify the phrasal verb in the following sentence:"Thieves broke into the bank in the middle of the night."

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